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✨ Transforming the World's Response to Conflict

📍Country Programmes: DRC, Iraq, Myanmar, Sudan, South Sudan, Thailand, Philippines, Ukraine, USA, Indonesia | HQ in Geneva
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🔸 As a #CommunityLed approach to protection, UCP interrupts immediate and emerging violence while simultaneously strengthening the foundations for long-term #peace and safety.

✅ Put simply, UCP creates opportunities for peacebuilding amid crisis.

➡️ Read More: bit.ly/3LmHjqK
Cover page of a Nonviolent Peaceforce issue briefing titled “Peacebuilding Is Possible in Emergency Contexts: Unarmed Civilian Protection (UCP) as a Peacebuilding Approach.” The top half features the title in orange text on a white background. Below, a group of Women’s Protection Team members in South Sudan are celebrating outdoors—smiling, dancing, and raising their hands and sticks in the air. The Nonviolent Peaceforce logo appears at the top left, and a curved blue and orange design runs along the bottom edge.
November 5, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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🔸To ensure that national commitments under the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) agenda translate into tangible outcomes on the ground, our team in Iraq has put together recommendations for strengthening women’s role in #peace and #security.

➡️ Read the full briefing in Arabic: bit.ly/4oMMAq4
A Nonviolent Peaceforce advocacy brief cover in Arabic with an orange and blue color scheme. The NP logo appears at the top left, with a title that reads: “النساء في نينوى: من تحمّل إرث الصراعات إلى الريادة في السلام والأمن.” Below the title is a colorful abstract illustration of women holding hands in a circle under a bright sun, symbolizing unity and resilience.
October 29, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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🆕 Drawing on observations and findings from NP's work in Ninewa, our latest brief explores how women’s roles are shaped and constrained in practice, while also identifying spaces where their leadership is already driving protection and #peacebuilding.

➡️ Read the full briefing: bit.ly/3L6sGYz
A Nonviolent Peaceforce advocacy brief cover titled “Women of Ninewa: From Bearing the Burden of Conflict Legacies to Leading in Peace and Security.” The design features the NP logo, an orange date banner reading “October 2025,” and a colorful abstract artwork of women holding hands in a circle beneath a sun, symbolizing solidarity and leadership.
October 29, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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🔹 We ask that you continue to:

✓ Support those on the frontlines of #nonviolence.
✓ Recognise that sustainable #safety & security come through inclusion, dialogue, + showing up for one another.
✓ Stand with communities choosing peace every day.

#PeaceDay #IDP2025
#InternationalDayOfPeace
International Day of Peace graphic with three yellow stars and reminders: support nonviolence, build safety through inclusion and dialogue, and stand with communities choosing peace.
September 21, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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🌱 The road is long and there are many challenges that we will face along the way. But the seeds of a more peaceful future are growing. Together, we can deepen our commitment to nurturing them.
Text and illustration graphic: “The road is long and full of challenges” with seedlings growing. “The seeds of a peaceful future are growing. Together we can deepen our commitment to nurturing them.” International Day of Peace, 21 September 2025.
September 21, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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🌐 This year, on International Day of #Peace, we are reminded that peace is not a passive state. It’s made up of daily choices and is a continuous process.

🔸 Peace isn't handed to us, but comes from collective determination to resist violence, foster equity, & create inclusive coexistence.
International Day of Peace graphic with the word “PEACE” in bold and arrows pointing to phrases: continuous process, resisting violence, collective action, supporting nonviolence, and standing with communities. Text graphic with NP logo: “Peace is not a passive state” (passive crossed out). “Peace is made up of daily choices” and “Peace is a continuous process.” International Day of Peace, 21 September 2025. Text graphic with NP logo: “Peace isn’t handed to us” (crossed out). “Peace comes from collective determination to resist violence, foster equity, and create inclusive coexistence.” International Day of Peace, 21 September 2025.
September 21, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Digital tech is reshaping conflict: from disinformation to online harassment, civilians face new risks—& new tools for protection.

Our latest publication on Unarmed Civilian Protection in the digital age, with lessons from Sudan, Ukraine, Iraq & beyond👉 tinyurl.com/bdfv6rnm

#DigitalPeacebuilding
Cover with designs and text: UCP in a digital age. Addressing threats, leveraging tech for protection
September 15, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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🇺🇸 USA: In North #Minneapolis, high school students are using de-escalation and #SituationalAwareness skills to keep their peers safe.

➡️ bit.ly/3T8cd6I
Two smiling boys stand in front of a colorful graffiti wall holding certificates from North Community High School—one for “B” Honor Roll and one for “A” Honor Roll. Location tag reads “📍 Minneapolis, USA.” Yellow background with pink and orange text at the bottom says “JOURNÉE INTERNATIONALE DE LA JEUNESSE” with “2025 Localisation des ODD” in the right corner.
August 12, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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🇮🇶 #Iraq: Youth Peace Teams are making education more accessible to children in communities that are rebuilding post-conflict.

➡️ bit.ly/4kDY64n
Four young men stand side by side outside a building, holding notebooks and wearing casual jackets. Location tag reads “📍 Ba’aj, Iraq.” Yellow background with pink and orange text at the bottom reads “اليوم العالمي للشباب” with “2025 توطين أهداف التنمية المستند” on the left side.
August 12, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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🔸 Meanwhile, within the Murle community of #Pibor, youth are banding together to reduce 'age set' violence, communal fragmentation, and end cycles of #intergenerational violence.

➡️ bit.ly/4ly96B4
Four youth stand outdoors with their back to the camera and arms linked around each other’s shoulders. They are wearing blue t-shirts that read “Youth Protection Teams” on the back. Location tag reads “📍 Pibor, South Sudan.” Pink and orange text at the bottom says “DÍA INTERNACIONAL DE LA JUVENTUD” with “2025 Localización de los ODS” in the right corner.
August 12, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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🇸🇸 South Sudan: Youth in #Juba’s IDP camp are helping prevent violence by drawing on long-standing relationships and de-escalation tactics based in #nonviolence.

➡️ bit.ly/3ROwopN
A group of young people wearing yellow “Youth Protection Team” t-shirts sit closely together at a table, discussing and writing on a large sheet of paper. Location tag reads “📍 Juba, South Sudan.” Pink and orange text at the bottom says “INTERNATIONAL YOUTH DAY” with “2025 Localizing the SDGs” in the right corner.
August 12, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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🔹 Our staff facilitated a community security meeting to gather a better understanding of the status of the relationship b/t the rivaling communities. From there, our team identified strategies that could be implemented to mitigate future violence during food distributions.

➡️ Read it: bit.ly/3H18PrO
A photo of several traditional thatched huts in Diror, South Sudan, surrounded by trees and fencing. A small group of people, including WPT (Women’s Protection Team) members, sit in plastic chairs under a tree in conversation. The image is featured on a Nonviolent Peaceforce case study cover on a dark blue background. The case study is titled: "Enhancing Food Security through Unarmed Civilian Protection in Akobo", dated July 2025, South Sudan.
July 24, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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🔸 Consequently, the protection issues arising from generalized insecurity perpetuate a chronic cycle of #FoodInsecurity that can extend beyond years and generations. NP has been working alongside communities to address these challenges in Greater Ulang.

➡️ Read the full case study: bit.ly/3IJP2hh
Aerial photo of the winding Sobat River cutting through lush green plains during the rainy season in Upper Nile State, South Sudan. The image is framed within a Nonviolent Peaceforce case study cover on a dark blue background with the title: "Enhancing Food Security through Unarmed Civilian Protection in Ulang". The date reads July 2025, South Sudan.
July 24, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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✨ At NP, the legacy of the late #NelsonMandela continues to inspire us daily. May these #PeaceQuotes inspire you, too, as you lead with #nonviolence!

#MandelaDay #NelsonMandelaDay
Quote card with a blue background featuring a photo of Nelson Mandela smiling in the lower right corner. White square with black bold text reads, “No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.”Nonviolent Peaceforce logo is at the bottom center. Photo credit on the right side: Per-Anders Pettersson (Getty Images). Quote card with a blue background featuring a photo of Nelson Mandela smiling in the lower right corner. White square with black bold text reads, "Forgiveness liberates the soul. It removes fear. That is why it is such a powerful weapon.” Nonviolent Peaceforce logo appears at the bottom. Photo credit on the right side: Per-Anders Pettersson (Getty Images).
July 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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🎒 A group of local #youth took decided to take action. With support from NP, Youth Peace Team (YPT) leaders confidently presented their concern: schools should be spaces for learning and NOT used as a base for authorities.
Four members of the Youth Peace Team within Ba'aj district, Iraq, stand in front of a school that they advocated to reopen. This initiative was supported by NP.
July 16, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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☀️ The following #CaseStudy highlights how they're using grassroots peacebuilding efforts and EWER to redefine #safety and #community protection.

➡️ Read more: bit.ly/4kA9iiu
A group of men and boys sit together inside a simple, open-walled structure made of wooden poles and corrugated metal in Jonglei, South Sudan. The photo appears at the top of a case study cover titled “Spotlighting Unsung Community Heroes: A Snapshot of Violence Reduction through Community-led UCP Initiatives in Kuernyuon, Jonglei,” published by Nonviolent Peaceforce. A caption notes this was a consultation with an Early Warning, Early Response (EWER) committee in March 2025
July 10, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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‼️ More than 200 organizations, including NP, are calling for an end to this deadly system and a return to principled, UN-led #humanitarian access.

View the full statement and a list of fellow orgs demanding an end to this treatment. ➡️ bit.ly/4llloxj

#CeasefireNow #EndTheSeige #LetAidIn
Bold red and white text against a black background with barbed wire illustration reads: “Forced into sniper zones for a meal. This is Israel’s aid model in Gaza. Demand accountability.” Ends with “#CeasefireNow.” Red and white distressed font on black background with barbed wire illustration. Text says: “Deadly distribution is not humanitarian aid. Say no to Israel’s militarized model, demand principled aid in Gaza.” Ends with “#CeasefireNow.” Red and white text on a black background with barbed wire visual. Message reads: “Israel didn’t ‘improve’ aid to Gaza… it militarized it. And now people are dying for a bag of flour.” Finishes with the hashtag “#CeasefireNow.”
July 9, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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❗️Food should never come with gunfire. Over 500 Palestinians have been killed and 4,000 injured under Israel’s militarized distribution scheme in #Gaza.

This is NOT a #humanitarian response.
Black background with faint barbed wire outlines and bold red and white text. It reads: “Aid at gunpoint is not aid. Israel’s military-controlled distribution scheme violates humanitarian law.” Hashtag “#CeasefireNow” appears at the bottom. White and red bold text on a black background with barbed wire illustrations reads: “Food should never come with gunfire. This is not a humanitarian response.” Hashtag “#CeasefireNow” appears at the bottom in distressed white and red font. Black background featuring barbed wire. Red and white text reads: “Militarized food access is killing Palestinians in Gaza. Name it. Shame it.” The message concludes with the hashtag “#CeasefireNow.”
July 9, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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For 3️⃣+ months, Israel deliberately blocked life-saving supplies. Now, it controls who eats, who moves & who survives.

Palestinians are starving. Many are dying in line as the world watches.

Over 200 orgs, including NP, have signed on to demand an end to this deadly scheme. #EndTheSiege #LetAidIn
Silhouettes of Palestinian families walking behind a barbed wire fence, background is red. White text reads, "This is not a delivery plan. It is a displacement strategy." #CeasefireNow is at the bottom. Bold white on a red background reads, "You cannot fence off humanity. Reject militarized relief." Barbed wire stretches across the image with #CeasefireNow at the bottom.
July 8, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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📣 The new Israeli-US backed distribution scheme forces Palestinians in Gaza into militarized zones just to access food.

Food is now fenced, scanned & weaponized. This is NOT humanitarian aid.

It is a system of forced displacement, surveillance, + mass #violence, disguised as relief. #CeasefireNOW
Illustration of a watchtower, barbed wire fence, and surveillance camera overlooking a black aid box. Bold white text on a red background reads, "Welcome to the Hunger Zones." Hashtag #CeasefireNow appears at the bottom. Two armed soldiers stand behind a barbed wire fence. Bold white text on red background reads, "Palestinians must travel into militarized aid hubs." #CeasefireNow is written at the bottom. A red background with barbed wire and a surveillance icon. Bold text reads, "These zones are surveilled, fenced and armed." #CeasefireNow is featured below.
July 8, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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❌ This is NOT aid, it's a deadly performance. A militarized scheme designed to control, punish, & dehumanize.

✅ Over 200 organizations, including NP, are demanding an end to this system— and calling for a return to principled, UN-led #humanitarian access in Gaza. #EndTheSiege #LetAidIn
Graphic shows crossed-out icons of basic baby supplies—fuel, formula, soap, diapers, clean water. The top text asks: “You still call this humanitarian?” Below, red text lists what’s missing: “No fuel. No formula. No soap. No diapers. No clean water. Nothing for your baby – except blame.” Hashtag #CeasefireNow closes the image. Set against a cracked black background, a single metallic spoon lies diagonally across the image. The white and red text reads: “This isn’t aid. It’s a mockery.” The visual underscores the emptiness or performativity of the assistance. Hashtag #CeasefireNow is displayed at the bottom.
July 7, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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➡️ Palestinians are being shot just to reach aid boxes. And when they do?

They return with barely enough to survive... a few basic items, no clean water, no fuel to cook, and no medical care if they are injured. #CeasefireNow
Graphic features a red aid box with simple illustrations of canned goods and packaged food. The text reads: “There’s food now, they say. Here’s a challenge…” The tone suggests skepticism about claims of sufficient aid. The image ends with the hashtag #CeasefireNow. Illustration of a mother in Gaza holding a small food can while cradling a baby. The text reads: “You’re a mother in Gaza. No clean water. No gas. No kitchen. Your baby is starving.” The red background and cracked earth emphasize dire living conditions. Hashtag #CeasefireNow is included. Bold text reads: “Let’s make a meal.” Instructions underneath highlight the impossibility of cooking: “Make bread with no gas. Boil spaghetti with no water. Repeat tomorrow. And the next day.” A baby bottle and tea box are illustrated beside the text. Hashtag #CeasefireNow appears at the bottom.
July 7, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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❗️This is not a #humanitarian response. It is a system built to control, punish and degrade.

Over 200 organizations, including NP, are demanding an end to Israel’s militarized distribution scheme in Gaza.
#CeasefireNOW
Illustration of a woman sitting on rocky ground holding a baby and a cup, surrounded by red background and barbed wire. The text reads: “Cook this. In a tent. With no gas. No water. No kitchen. No dignity.” The stark tone emphasizes the dehumanizing conditions. Hashtag #CeasefireNow appears at the bottom. Silhouetted figures run through a militarized aid zone with armed soldiers, barbed wire, and watchtowers. The text reads: “Even if there were water, fuel, diapers, medicine in these boxes... it would still not be humanitarian.” The image critiques the militarized nature of aid delivery. Hashtag #CeasefireNow is at the bottom. Text-based image on a black background with barbed wire illustrations. The message reads: “Don’t call it humanitarian. Don’t call it enough.” The white and red distressed font underscores urgency and protest. Hashtag #CeasefireNow is featured at the bottom.
July 5, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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📣 Palestinians in #Gaza are being shot just to reach “aid” boxes, filled with barely enough to survive.

No water. No fuel. No dignity.
Graphic with bold white and red text that reads: “Palestinians in Gaza are being shot just to reach ‘aid’ boxes.” A large red aid box icon is shown in the center against a black background. The image concludes with the hashtag #CeasefireNow. An illustrated open aid box contains minimal food items like biscuits, canned tuna, and a bottle labeled “oil.” Surrounding text reads: “What is in the box? Here’s what Israel says is enough. What do you feed a baby in Gaza?” Barbed wire runs faintly across the background. The bottom includes the hashtag #CeasefireNow. A list of aid items is shown visually and in text: oil, tuna, stuffed grape leaves, apricot jam, spaghetti, tea, beans, rice, biscuits, and flour. In contrast, bold red text on the right side declares: “No fuel. No clean water. No supplies for children.” The message highlights the inadequacy of the aid. Hashtag #CeasefireNow is at the bottom.
July 5, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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🚫 No amount of food justifies this. Aid at gunpoint is not humanitarian aid.

Over 200 organizations, including NP, have signed on to demand an end to this deadly scheme.

#EndTheSiege #LetAidIn #CeasefireNOW
Text-based graphic on a black background with barbed wire imagery. Red and white text reads: “Four fenced, militarized aid sites have replaced 400 humanitarian distribution points in Gaza. Israel’s militarized distribution scheme is deliberate, deadly, and unlawful.” The bottom features the hashtag #CeasefireNow in bold distressed font.
July 3, 2025 at 10:10 PM